Review #1297; Rum #602 This is an aged grand arome rum from Savanna. Distilled from molasses it was fermented for 6 days and distilled in 2001 before being aged for 17 years in an ex-cognac barrel at location. It was then bottled at cask strength with no additives. Distillery: Savanna Bottler: Savanna Region: Reunion Island Still: Column ABV: 51% Nose: Sweat, […]
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Review #1296; Rum #601 Here we have rum bottled by La Maison Du Whisky. This rum was distilled from fresh pressed cane juice on a copper column still in Vietnam, it aged for 6 years in an ex-cognac cask before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. Distillery: Sampan Bottler: La Maison du Whisky Region: Vietnam Still: Column
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Review #1295; Rum #600 This rum was bottled by La Maison Du Whisky as part of their flag series line of rums. This rum was distilled from Fresh Pressed sugar cane juice at the Mhoba Estate in South Africa. It aged for 2 years in South African Wine Barrels at origin, then another 2 years
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This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached. Review #1294; Rum #599 This rum is a collaboration between Velier, the Italian “dependent” bottler as they like to call themselves and Foursquare, the rum
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While in New Orleans, I had the opportunity to tour another distillery, Roulaison, and spend a few hours with their head distiller, Andrew Lohfeld (also co-founder and CEO). Andrew comes from a craft beer background and previously worked at Kings County Distillery in New York. His business partner, Patrick Hernandez, along with a few other
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I’m going to link to a couple of other great resources on Cheramie here from the American Rum Report and The Rum Cast: https://www.americanrumreport.com/blog/cheramie-rum-porchjam-distillery https://www.rumcast.com/episodes/cheramie-rum-jason-zeno Nestled in an industrial-looking section of Mid-City, New Orleans, lies a distillery producing some of the most exciting rum in the United States. However, don’t expect a tasting room or
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This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached. Review #1293; Rum #598 This is some rum that was bottled by Raising Glasses, an American Independent bottler based out of Massachusetts. Kyrie, the 1st
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This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached. Review #1292; Rum #597 Here we have a bottling from La Maison & Veiler under the Papalin line, a bottling of rums that creates blends
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Review #1291; Rum #596 Here we have a single cask of rum from Caroni, the famous closed distillery on Trinidad. This rum was distilled from molasses on a column still, aged for a time in Trinidad and Europe, then bottled at cask strength with no additives for The Whisky Barrel. It was bottled by Independent
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Review #1290; Rum #595 Here we have a bottling from Kill Devil, and independent rum bottling brand owned by Hunter Laing. This is a single cask of rum that was distilled from molasses on a pot still at Hampden Estate in the Trelawny Parish, Jamaica. It aged for most of it life in Europe in
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